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==Overview==
==Overview==
Short bowel syndrome occurrs as a result of [[bowel resection]] following various diseases of the gut such as [[Crohn's disease]], [[Cancer|malignancies]], [[ischemia]], and [[Physical trauma|trauma]]. Short bowel syndrome occurrs when the length of the [[small intestine]] is less than 2 meters and requires [[Nutrition|nutritional]] therapy to prevent [[malnutrition]]. Post [[bowel resection]], adaptation might occur which includes structural, motility and functional changes in the remaining [[intestine]]. Changes usually start in the first 24 hours following [[bowel resection]] and last for about two years. [[Adaptation]] depends on multiple factors including individual, [[Intestine|intestinal]] and [[Therapy|therapeutic]] measurements. Following the [[bowel resection]], [[adaptation]] occurs in three phases including acute, adaptive, and maintenance phases. Successful [[adaptation]] depends on the length of remaining [[intestine]], portion of the resected [[intestine]], and early introduction of [[nutrition]] therapy. Total [[Intestine|intestinal]] [[adaptation]] defines as when patient is weaned from [[Total parenteral nutrition|parenteral nutrition]]. The main reason for [[malabsorption]] following [[bowel resection]] isreduced [[absorption]] capacity of the [[small intestine]] due to loss of surface area. On gross and microscopic pathology, the resected [[Intestine|bowel]] may show the underlying causes including [[Crohn's disease]], [[Cancer|malignancies]] or [[ischemia]].
Short bowel syndrome occurrs as a result of [[bowel resection]] following various diseases of the gut such as [[Crohn's disease]], [[Cancer|malignancies]], [[ischemia]], and [[Physical trauma|trauma]]. Short bowel syndrome occurs when the length of the [[small intestine]] is less than 2 meters and requires [[Nutrition|nutritional]] therapy to prevent [[malnutrition]]. Post [[bowel resection]], adaptation might occur which includes structural, motility and functional changes in the remaining [[intestine]]. Changes usually start in the first 24 hours following [[bowel resection]] and last for about two years. [[Adaptation]] depends upon multiple factors including individual, [[Intestine|intestinal]] and [[Therapy|therapeutic]] measurements. Following [[bowel resection]], [[adaptation]] occurs in three phases including acute, adaptive, and maintenance phases. Successful [[adaptation]] depends on the length of remaining [[intestine]], portion of the resected [[intestine]], and early introduction of [[nutrition]] therapy. The term total [[Intestine|intestinal]] [[adaptation]] is used when the patient is weaned from [[Total parenteral nutrition|parenteral nutrition]]. The main reason for [[malabsorption]] following [[bowel resection]] is reduced [[Absorptive state|absorptive]] capacity of the [[small intestine]] due to loss of surface area. On [[Gross examination|gross]] and [[microscopic]] examination, the resected [[Intestine|bowel]] segment may show the underlying causes including [[Crohn's disease]], [[Cancer|malignancies]] or [[ischemia]].


==Pathophysiology==
==Pathophysiology==
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The [[small intestine]] has an average length of 5.5-6 meter and is responsible for [[digestion]] and [[absorption]] of food and [[nutrients]]. Three portions of [[small intestine]] are [[duodenum]], [[jejunum]], and [[ileum]]. There is an anatomic gradient for [[absorption]] throughout the [[gastrointestinal tract]].<ref name="pmid24500909">{{cite journal |vauthors=Tappenden KA |title=Pathophysiology of short bowel syndrome: considerations of resected and residual anatomy |journal=JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr |volume=38 |issue=1 Suppl |pages=14S–22S |year=2014 |pmid=24500909 |doi=10.1177/0148607113520005 |url=}}</ref><ref name="ThomsonDrozdowski2003">{{cite journal|last1=Thomson|first1=Alan B.R.|last2=Drozdowski|first2=Laurie|last3=Iordache|first3=Claudiu|last4=Thomson|first4=Ben K.A.|last5=Vermeire|first5=Severine|last6=Clandinin|first6=M. Tom|last7=Wild|first7=Gary|journal=Digestive Diseases and Sciences|volume=48|issue=8|year=2003|pages=1546–1564|issn=01632116|doi=10.1023/A:1024719925058}}</ref>
The [[small intestine]] has an average length of 5.5-6 meters and is responsible for [[digestion]] and [[absorption]] of food and [[nutrients]]. Three portions of [[small intestine]] are [[duodenum]], [[jejunum]], and [[ileum]]. There is an [[anatomic]] gradient for [[absorption]] throughout the [[gastrointestinal tract]].<ref name="pmid24500909">{{cite journal |vauthors=Tappenden KA |title=Pathophysiology of short bowel syndrome: considerations of resected and residual anatomy |journal=JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr |volume=38 |issue=1 Suppl |pages=14S–22S |year=2014 |pmid=24500909 |doi=10.1177/0148607113520005 |url=}}</ref><ref name="ThomsonDrozdowski2003">{{cite journal|last1=Thomson|first1=Alan B.R.|last2=Drozdowski|first2=Laurie|last3=Iordache|first3=Claudiu|last4=Thomson|first4=Ben K.A.|last5=Vermeire|first5=Severine|last6=Clandinin|first6=M. Tom|last7=Wild|first7=Gary|journal=Digestive Diseases and Sciences|volume=48|issue=8|year=2003|pages=1546–1564|issn=01632116|doi=10.1023/A:1024719925058}}</ref>
*The [[duodenum]], first portion of [[small intestine]], is responsible for the breakdown of food in the [[small intestine]]. [[Brunner's glands]], which secrete [[mucus]], are found in the [[duodenum]].
*[[Duodenum]] is the first part of the [[intestine]] located after the [[stomach]] and receives partially digested acidic [[chyme]] from the [[stomach]]. [[Brunner's glands]], which secrete [[alkaline]] rich [[mucin]] are also found in the [[duodenum]]. This [[alkaline]] rich [[mucin]] plays a protective role against the [[acidic]] contents received from the [[stomach]].
*The [[jejunum]], second portion of [[small intestine]], is responsible to absorb [[Nutrient|nutrients]]. The inner surface of the [[jejunum]] is covered in [[villus|villi]], which increase the surface area of [[Tissue (biology)|tissue]] available to absorb [[Nutrient|nutrients]] from the [[Gastrointestinal tract|gut]] contents. The [[Villus|villi]] in the [[jejunum]] are much longer than in the [[duodenum]] or [[ileum]]. It has many large [[circular folds]] in its [[submucosa]] called [[Circular folds|plicae circulares]], which increase the surface area for [[nutrient]] [[absorption]].
*The [[jejunum]] (second portion of [[small intestine]]) is responsible for absorption of [[Nutrient|nutrients]]. The inner surface of the [[jejunum]] is covered with [[villus|villi]], which increase the surface area of [[Tissue (biology)|tissue]] available to absorb [[Nutrient|nutrients]] from the [[Gastrointestinal tract|gut]] contents. The [[Villus|villi]] in the [[jejunum]] are much longer than in the [[duodenum]] or [[ileum]]. It has many large [[circular folds]] in its [[submucosa]] called [[Circular folds|plicae circulares]], which increase the [[surface area]] for [[nutrient]] [[absorption]].
*The [[ileum]], third portion of [[small intestine]], is responsible to absorb [[vitamin B12]] and [[bile salts]] and whatever products of [[digestion]] that were not absorbed by the [[jejunum]]. Its surface is made up of folds, mainly [[villi]] and [[microvilli]]. Therefore the [[ileum]] has an extremely large surface area both for the [[adsorption]] of [[enzymes]] and for the [[absorption]] of products of [[digestion]]. The diffuse neuroendocrine system (DNES) [[Cell (biology)|cells]] that line the [[ileum]] contain the [[protease]] and [[carbohydrase]] [[enzymes]] ([[gastrin]], [[secretin]], [[cholecystokinin]]) responsible for the final stages of [[protein]] and [[carbohydrate]] [[digestion]].
*The [[ileum]] (third portion of [[small intestine]]) is responsible for absorption of [[vitamin B12]] and [[bile salts]] and whatever products of [[digestion]] that were not absorbed by the [[jejunum]]. Its surface is made up of folds, mainly [[villi]] and [[microvilli]]. Therefore the [[ileum]] has an extremely large surface area both for the [[adsorption]] of [[enzymes]] and for the [[absorption]] of products of [[digestion]]. The diffuse [[neuroendocrine system]] (DNES) [[Cell (biology)|cells]] that line the [[ileum]] contain [[protein]] and [[carbohydrate]] digesting enzymes ([[gastrin]], [[secretin]], [[cholecystokinin]]), which are responsible for the final stages of [[protein]] and [[carbohydrate]] [[digestion]].
===Pathogenesis===
===Pathogenesis===
*Short bowel syndrome is the result of [[bowel resection]] following various causes including [[Crohn's disease]], [[Cancer|malignancies]], [[ischemia]], and [[Physical trauma|trauma]].<ref name="pmid11873098">{{cite journal |vauthors=Sundaram A, Koutkia P, Apovian CM |title=Nutritional management of short bowel syndrome in adults |journal=J. Clin. Gastroenterol. |volume=34 |issue=3 |pages=207–20 |year=2002 |pmid=11873098 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
*Short bowel syndrome is the result of [[bowel resection]] following [[Crohn's disease]], [[Cancer|malignancies]], [[ischemia]], and [[Physical trauma|trauma]].<ref name="pmid11873098">{{cite journal |vauthors=Sundaram A, Koutkia P, Apovian CM |title=Nutritional management of short bowel syndrome in adults |journal=J. Clin. Gastroenterol. |volume=34 |issue=3 |pages=207–20 |year=2002 |pmid=11873098 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
*The [[small intestine]] has a very good [[adaptation]] following [[bowel resection]] of up to half of the [[Small intestine|small bowel]] length. However, the [[small intestine]] less than 2 meters is considered as short bowel syndrome and requires [[Nutrition|nutritional]] therapy to prevent [[malnutrition]].<ref name="EçaBarbosa2016">{{cite journal|last1=Eça|first1=Rosário|last2=Barbosa|first2=Elisabete|title=Short bowel syndrome: treatment options|journal=Journal of Coloproctology|volume=36|issue=4|year=2016|pages=262–272|issn=22379363|doi=10.1016/j.jcol.2016.07.002}}</ref>
*The [[small intestine]] has a very good [[adaptation]] following [[bowel resection]] of up to half of the [[Small intestine|small bowel]] length. However, a [[small intestine]] length less than 2 meters is considered as short bowel syndrome and requires [[Nutrition|nutritional]] therapy to prevent [[malnutrition]].<ref name="EçaBarbosa2016">{{cite journal|last1=Eça|first1=Rosário|last2=Barbosa|first2=Elisabete|title=Short bowel syndrome: treatment options|journal=Journal of Coloproctology|volume=36|issue=4|year=2016|pages=262–272|issn=22379363|doi=10.1016/j.jcol.2016.07.002}}</ref>


==== Post bowel resection adaptation ====
==== Post bowel resection adaptation ====
*[[Adaptation]] is the specific ability of the [[intestine]] to increase its capacity to [[Absorption|absorb]] [[Nutrient|nutrients]] following loss of its surface and length.<ref name="Warner2013">{{cite journal|last1=Warner|first1=Brad W.|title=Adaptation: Paradigm for the gut and an academic career|journal=Journal of Pediatric Surgery|volume=48|issue=1|year=2013|pages=20–26|issn=00223468|doi=10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2012.10.014}}</ref><ref name="RowlandMcMellen2012">{{cite journal|last1=Rowland|first1=Kathryn J.|last2=McMellen|first2=Mark E.|last3=Wakeman|first3=Derek|last4=Wandu|first4=Wambul S.|last5=Erwin|first5=Christopher R.|last6=Warner|first6=Brad W.|title=Enterocyte expression of epidermal growth factor receptor is not required for intestinal adaptation in response to massive small bowel resection|journal=Journal of Pediatric Surgery|volume=47|issue=9|year=2012|pages=1748–1753|issn=00223468|doi=10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2012.03.089}}</ref>
*[[Adaptation]] is the specific ability of the [[intestine]] to increase its capacity to [[Absorption|absorb]] [[Nutrient|nutrients]] following loss of its surface area and length.<ref name="Warner2013">{{cite journal|last1=Warner|first1=Brad W.|title=Adaptation: Paradigm for the gut and an academic career|journal=Journal of Pediatric Surgery|volume=48|issue=1|year=2013|pages=20–26|issn=00223468|doi=10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2012.10.014}}</ref><ref name="RowlandMcMellen2012">{{cite journal|last1=Rowland|first1=Kathryn J.|last2=McMellen|first2=Mark E.|last3=Wakeman|first3=Derek|last4=Wandu|first4=Wambul S.|last5=Erwin|first5=Christopher R.|last6=Warner|first6=Brad W.|title=Enterocyte expression of epidermal growth factor receptor is not required for intestinal adaptation in response to massive small bowel resection|journal=Journal of Pediatric Surgery|volume=47|issue=9|year=2012|pages=1748–1753|issn=00223468|doi=10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2012.03.089}}</ref>
*There will be structural, motility and functional changes in the remaining [[intestine]] to compensate its loss.<ref name="pmid24500909">{{cite journal |vauthors=Tappenden KA |title=Pathophysiology of short bowel syndrome: considerations of resected and residual anatomy |journal=JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr |volume=38 |issue=1 Suppl |pages=14S–22S |year=2014 |pmid=24500909 |doi=10.1177/0148607113520005 |url=}}</ref><ref name="EçaBarbosa2016">{{cite journal|last1=Eça|first1=Rosário|last2=Barbosa|first2=Elisabete|title=Short bowel syndrome: treatment options|journal=Journal of Coloproctology|volume=36|issue=4|year=2016|pages=262–272|issn=22379363|doi=10.1016/j.jcol.2016.07.002}}</ref>
*There will be structural, motility and functional changes in the remaining [[intestine]] to compensate its loss.<ref name="pmid24500909">{{cite journal |vauthors=Tappenden KA |title=Pathophysiology of short bowel syndrome: considerations of resected and residual anatomy |journal=JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr |volume=38 |issue=1 Suppl |pages=14S–22S |year=2014 |pmid=24500909 |doi=10.1177/0148607113520005 |url=}}</ref><ref name="EçaBarbosa2016">{{cite journal|last1=Eça|first1=Rosário|last2=Barbosa|first2=Elisabete|title=Short bowel syndrome: treatment options|journal=Journal of Coloproctology|volume=36|issue=4|year=2016|pages=262–272|issn=22379363|doi=10.1016/j.jcol.2016.07.002}}</ref>
*Changes usually starts in the first 24 hours following [[bowel resection]].<ref name="pmid16207689">{{cite journal |vauthors=Matarese LE, O'Keefe SJ, Kandil HM, Bond G, Costa G, Abu-Elmagd K |title=Short bowel syndrome: clinical guidelines for nutrition management |journal=Nutr Clin Pract |volume=20 |issue=5 |pages=493–502 |year=2005 |pmid=16207689 |doi=10.1177/0115426505020005493 |url=}}</ref>
*Changes usually starts in the first 24 hours following [[bowel resection]].<ref name="pmid16207689">{{cite journal |vauthors=Matarese LE, O'Keefe SJ, Kandil HM, Bond G, Costa G, Abu-Elmagd K |title=Short bowel syndrome: clinical guidelines for nutrition management |journal=Nutr Clin Pract |volume=20 |issue=5 |pages=493–502 |year=2005 |pmid=16207689 |doi=10.1177/0115426505020005493 |url=}}</ref>
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* Increase in the [[Absorptive state|absorptive]] surface area
* Increase in the [[Absorptive state|absorptive]] surface area
* [[Small intestine|Small bowel]] dilation
* [[Small intestine|Small bowel]] dilation
* [[Crypt (anatomy)|Crypt]] cells [[hyperplasia]]
* [[Crypt (anatomy)|Crypt]] cells [[hyperplasia]]
* Villous [[Hypertrophy (medical)|hypertrophy]]
* [[Villous folds|Villous]] [[Hypertrophy (medical)|hypertrophy]]
* Local [[angiogenesis]]
* Local [[angiogenesis]]
* Enteral [[Hormone|hormonal]] and pancreaticobiliary secretions production
* Increased production of [[Gastrointestinal tract|enteral]] [[hormones]] and pancreaticobiliary secretions  
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|Motility changes
|'''Motility changes'''
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* Greater [[motility]] during the initial phase
* Greater [[motility]] during the initial phase
* Reduced [[motility]] during the adaptive phase
* Reduced [[motility]] during the adaptive phase
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|Functional changes
|'''Functional changes'''
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* Increased [[enzymes]] activity
* Increased activity of [[enzymes]]  
* Increased level of [[Tropic hormone|trophic factors]]
* Increased level of [[Tropic hormone|trophic factors]]
* Increased level of carrier [[Protein|proteins]]
* Increased level of carrier [[Protein|proteins]]
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*[[Adaptation]] depends on multiple factors including individual, [[Intestine|intestinal]] and [[Therapy|therapeutic]] measurements.<ref name="Warner2013">{{cite journal|last1=Warner|first1=Brad W.|title=Adaptation: Paradigm for the gut and an academic career|journal=Journal of Pediatric Surgery|volume=48|issue=1|year=2013|pages=20–26|issn=00223468|doi=10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2012.10.014}}</ref>
*[[Adaptation]] depends on multiple factors including individual, [[Intestine|intestinal]] and [[Therapy|therapeutic]] measurements.<ref name="Warner2013">{{cite journal|last1=Warner|first1=Brad W.|title=Adaptation: Paradigm for the gut and an academic career|journal=Journal of Pediatric Surgery|volume=48|issue=1|year=2013|pages=20–26|issn=00223468|doi=10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2012.10.014}}</ref>
*[[Adaptation]] is usually occurred during the first two years after the [[bowel resection]].
*[[Adaptation]] usually occurrs during the first two years after the [[bowel resection]].
*Successful [[adaptation]] depends on the length of remaining [[intestine]], portion of the resected [[intestine]], early introduction of [[nutrition]] therapy. Total [[Intestine|intestinal]] [[adaptation]] defines as when patient is weaned from [[Total parenteral nutrition|parenteral nutrition]].<ref name="Wall2013">{{cite journal|last1=Wall|first1=Elizabeth A.|title=An Overview of Short Bowel Syndrome Management: Adherence, Adaptation, and Practical Recommendations|journal=Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics|volume=113|issue=9|year=2013|pages=1200–1208|issn=22122672|doi=10.1016/j.jand.2013.05.001}}</ref>
*Successful [[adaptation]] depends on the length of remaining [[intestine]], portion of the resected [[intestine]], early introduction of [[nutrition]] therapy. Total [[Intestine|intestinal]] [[adaptation]] defines as when patient is weaned from [[Total parenteral nutrition|parenteral nutrition]].<ref name="Wall2013">{{cite journal|last1=Wall|first1=Elizabeth A.|title=An Overview of Short Bowel Syndrome Management: Adherence, Adaptation, and Practical Recommendations|journal=Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics|volume=113|issue=9|year=2013|pages=1200–1208|issn=22122672|doi=10.1016/j.jand.2013.05.001}}</ref>
*Following the [[bowel resection]], [[adaptation]] occurs in three phases including acute, adaptive, and maintenance phases.<ref name="pmid17198059">{{cite journal |vauthors=Misiakos EP, Macheras A, Kapetanakis T, Liakakos T |title=Short bowel syndrome: current medical and surgical trends |journal=J. Clin. Gastroenterol. |volume=41 |issue=1 |pages=5–18 |year=2007 |pmid=17198059 |doi=10.1097/01.mcg.0000212617.74337.e9 |url=}}</ref>
*Following the [[bowel resection]], [[adaptation]] occurs in three phases including acute, adaptive, and maintenance phases.<ref name="pmid17198059">{{cite journal |vauthors=Misiakos EP, Macheras A, Kapetanakis T, Liakakos T |title=Short bowel syndrome: current medical and surgical trends |journal=J. Clin. Gastroenterol. |volume=41 |issue=1 |pages=5–18 |year=2007 |pmid=17198059 |doi=10.1097/01.mcg.0000212617.74337.e9 |url=}}</ref>
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Overview

Short bowel syndrome occurrs as a result of bowel resection following various diseases of the gut such as Crohn's disease, malignancies, ischemia, and trauma. Short bowel syndrome occurs when the length of the small intestine is less than 2 meters and requires nutritional therapy to prevent malnutrition. Post bowel resection, adaptation might occur which includes structural, motility and functional changes in the remaining intestine. Changes usually start in the first 24 hours following bowel resection and last for about two years. Adaptation depends upon multiple factors including individual, intestinal and therapeutic measurements. Following bowel resectionadaptation occurs in three phases including acute, adaptive, and maintenance phases. Successful adaptation depends on the length of remaining intestine, portion of the resected intestine, and early introduction of nutrition therapy. The term total intestinal adaptation is used when the patient is weaned from parenteral nutrition. The main reason for malabsorption following bowel resection is reduced absorptive capacity of the small intestine due to loss of surface area. On gross and microscopic examination, the resected bowel segment may show the underlying causes including Crohn's diseasemalignancies or ischemia.

Pathophysiology

Physiology

Diagram of the small bowel 01. Source: Wikimedia.org By Cancer Research UK - Original email from CRUK, CC BY-SA 4.0,[1]

The small intestine has an average length of 5.5-6 meters and is responsible for digestion and absorption of food and nutrients. Three portions of small intestine are duodenum, jejunum, and ileum. There is an anatomic gradient for absorption throughout the gastrointestinal tract.[2][3]

Pathogenesis

Post bowel resection adaptation

Change Main features
Structural changes
Motility changes
  • Greater motility during the initial phase
  • Reduced motility during the adaptive phase
Functional changes
Intestinal adaptation
Phase Duration Main feature
Acute phase 1 to 3 months
Adaptive phase 1 to 2 years
Maintenance phase Following adaptive phase

Malabsorption

Associated Conditions

Short bowel syndrome might be associated with following pathologies:

Gross Pathology

Terminal ileum resected for Crohn's disease. By PPSE15 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0[12]
Partial Jejunum affected by morbus Crohn. Source: Wikimedia.org By Jaroslav Cehovsky - Camera, Public Domain[13]

Microscopic Pathology

References

  1. "File:Diagram of the small bowel 01 CRUK 045.svg - Wikimedia Commons".
  2. 2.0 2.1 Tappenden KA (2014). "Pathophysiology of short bowel syndrome: considerations of resected and residual anatomy". JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 38 (1 Suppl): 14S–22S. doi:10.1177/0148607113520005. PMID 24500909.
  3. Thomson, Alan B.R.; Drozdowski, Laurie; Iordache, Claudiu; Thomson, Ben K.A.; Vermeire, Severine; Clandinin, M. Tom; Wild, Gary (2003). Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 48 (8): 1546–1564. doi:10.1023/A:1024719925058. ISSN 0163-2116. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. Sundaram A, Koutkia P, Apovian CM (2002). "Nutritional management of short bowel syndrome in adults". J. Clin. Gastroenterol. 34 (3): 207–20. PMID 11873098.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Eça, Rosário; Barbosa, Elisabete (2016). "Short bowel syndrome: treatment options". Journal of Coloproctology. 36 (4): 262–272. doi:10.1016/j.jcol.2016.07.002. ISSN 2237-9363.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Warner, Brad W. (2013). "Adaptation: Paradigm for the gut and an academic career". Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 48 (1): 20–26. doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2012.10.014. ISSN 0022-3468.
  7. Rowland, Kathryn J.; McMellen, Mark E.; Wakeman, Derek; Wandu, Wambul S.; Erwin, Christopher R.; Warner, Brad W. (2012). "Enterocyte expression of epidermal growth factor receptor is not required for intestinal adaptation in response to massive small bowel resection". Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 47 (9): 1748–1753. doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2012.03.089. ISSN 0022-3468.
  8. Matarese LE, O'Keefe SJ, Kandil HM, Bond G, Costa G, Abu-Elmagd K (2005). "Short bowel syndrome: clinical guidelines for nutrition management". Nutr Clin Pract. 20 (5): 493–502. doi:10.1177/0115426505020005493. PMID 16207689.
  9. Wall, Elizabeth A. (2013). "An Overview of Short Bowel Syndrome Management: Adherence, Adaptation, and Practical Recommendations". Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 113 (9): 1200–1208. doi:10.1016/j.jand.2013.05.001. ISSN 2212-2672.
  10. Misiakos EP, Macheras A, Kapetanakis T, Liakakos T (2007). "Short bowel syndrome: current medical and surgical trends". J. Clin. Gastroenterol. 41 (1): 5–18. doi:10.1097/01.mcg.0000212617.74337.e9. PMID 17198059.
  11. Vanderhoof JA, Young RJ (2003). "Enteral and parenteral nutrition in the care of patients with short-bowel syndrome". Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol. 17 (6): 997–1015. PMID 14642862.
  12. "File:ResectedIleum.jpg - Wikimedia Commons". External link in |title= (help)
  13. "File:Crohn Jejunum.PNG - Wikimedia Commons".